Martin Luther King Jr.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Facts

In his "I Have a Dream" speech King referenced Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

King got arrested many times for protesting

King was a very good orator

Career

Southern Christian Leadership conference

King inspired Black people throughout the South to hold peaceful sit-ins and other protests against segregation

It was formed to help local organizations carry out civil rights activities in the South

He helped to establish it

Early life

He experienced racism in his early life

Born in Atlanta, Georgia

Quotes

I have a dream that…one day right there in Alabama, little Black boys and Black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character

Legacy

He emphasized nonviolent protest

He made civil rights well known and liked

He showed the civil rights movement was about general equality

He transformed local protest to national protest

Leadership of the civil rights movement

Education

King studied for three years at a seminary (school for ministers)

Lifetime

1929-1968